Monday, September 14, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN — If you’ve been caught speeding numerous times by the police department’s new radar guns, here’s some good news: You’re only going to get one citation.
Well, at first.
But after Wednesday, when the first 30 days of active speed enforcement concludes, you’ll get a citation every time the radar guns catch you going too fast.
In an email to city Deputy Law Director Anthony Donofrio, Annette Campbell, an official with Optotraffic, the Maryland company processing the speeding citations, wrote: “If a driver were to get caught multiple times in the first 30 days they would only receive one violation. This is to allow for behavior change when they receive the violation.”
The decision to give only one citation in the first 30 days, which began Aug. 18, is an Optotraffic policy. Optotraffic provided three radar guns to the city, mailing the citations and keeping 35 percent of the fees.
Mayor John A. McNally and Police Chief Robin Lees said the company’s policy is fair.
For the complete story, read Tuesday's Vindicator and Vindy.com